clairvoyant

[klair-voi-uhnt]

adjective

1. having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

   Not being clairvoyant, I did not foresee the danger of ignoring her advice.

   Synonyms: prophetic, empathetic, intuitive, visionary, prescient, psychic

2. of, by, or pertaining to clairvoyance.

   Unlike more talented witches, I had to make do with love potions and occasional clairvoyant visions.

noun

1. a clairvoyant person.

   A clever clairvoyant could make a fortune in the stock market.

   Synonyms: seer, medium, fortune-teller, diviner, visionary, prophet, empath, telepathist, psychic

clairvoyant

/ klɛəˈvɔɪənt /

adjective

1. of, possessing, or relating to clairvoyance

2. having great insight or second sight

noun

1. a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events

Other Word Forms

• clairvoyantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of clairvoyant¹

First recorded in 1665–75; from French: literally, “clear seeing,” equivalent to clair “clear, clearly ”+ voyant “seeing” (present participle of voir “to see,” from Latin vidēre ); clear ( def. ), wit, -ant ( def. )

Example Sentences

It all started with a cup of coffee … and a blindfolded clairvoyant.

From Los Angeles Times

The temblors have coincided with viral panic stemming from the 2021 reprint of a comic book that many are now interpreting as a clairvoyant prediction of a major earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times

In the world of today, his warnings have never seemed more clairvoyant.

From BBC

The world of clairvoyants is bizarre and suspicious, and we love docs that pull back the curtain.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2007, she announced she was clairvoyant and, until 2018, ran a school which she said taught students to “create miracles” and talk to angels.

From BBC